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Social Ties and Favoritism in Chinese Science
Fisman, Raymond J. - 2017
We study favoritism via hometown ties, a common source of favor exchange in China, in fellow selection of the Chinese …
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The Contribution of Chinese Diaspora Researchers to Global Science and China's Catching Up in Scientific Research
Xie, Qingnan; Freeman, Richard B. - 2022
country – to China's catching up in global science to become a world leader in research publications and citations. Using a … author. Through those pathways, diaspora research contributed to China’s 2000-2015 catch-up in science and to global science …This study examines the contribution of Chinese diaspora researchers – those born in China but working outside the …
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From Imitation to Innovation : Where is All that Chinese R&D Going?
König, Michael D.; Song, Zheng (Michael); … - 2022
China during the period 2007–12. The estimated model fits the Chinese data well. We compare the estimates with those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013309719
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Much Ado About Nothing : American Jobs and the Rise of Service Outsourcing to China and India
Liu, Runjuan - 2013
We examine the impact on U.S. labor markets of offshore outsourcing in services to China and India. We also consider … China and India. Using March-to-March matched CPS data for 1996-2006 we examine the impacts on (1) occupation and industry … experienced during 1996-2005 in business, professional and technical services i.e., in segments where China and India have been …
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Do Differences in Schools’ Instruction Time Explain International Achievement Gaps? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
Lavy, Victor - 2010
The time that children spend in school varies across countries. Do these differences explain international gaps in pupils' academic achievements? In this paper, I estimate the effects of instructional time on students' achievement using PISA 2006 data, which includes data samples from over 50...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139755
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Instruction Time, Classroom Quality, and Academic Achievement
Rivkin, Steven G. - 2013
devoted to core academic classes. Recent research generally supports the notion that additional time raises achievement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075429
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Long-Run Effects from Comprehensive Student Support : Evidence from Pathways to Education
Lavecchia, Adam - 2019
We estimate long-run impacts to the Pathways to Education program, a comprehensive set of coaching, tutoring, group activities and financial incentives offered to disadvantaged students beginning in Grade 9. High school administrative records are matched to income tax records to follow...
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An Extra Year to Learn English? Early Grade Retention and the Human Capital Development of English Learners
Figlio, David N. - 2019
In this study, we use microdata from 12 Florida county-level school districts and a regression discontinuity design to examine the effects of early grade retention on the short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes of English learners. We find that retention in the third-grade substantially improves...
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School Competition and Efficiency with Publicly Funded Catholic Schools
Card, David - 2010
The province of Ontario has two publicly funded school systems: secular schools (known as public schools) that are open to all students, and separate schools that are open to children with Catholic backgrounds. The systems are administered independently and receive equal funding per student. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758576
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Does Class Size Matter? How, and at What Cost?
Kedagni, Desire - 2019
Using high quality administrative data on Greece we show that class size has a hump shaped effect on achievement. We do so both nonparametrically and parametrically, while controlling for potential endogeneity and allowing for quantile effects. We then embed our estimates for this relationship...
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